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Three Don’ts When Taking Part in a Peer Review

Posted by on Dec 9, 2009 in proposal writing, technical writing, tips | 0 comments

Tweet I have participated in many peer reviews, be it for gap analysis, requirements, or proposals.  I have seen a few them go awry for numerous reasons.  Here are a few tips that I picked up while attending these peer reviews: 1. Leave the egos at home – There was one gap analysis that was four of us in one room for three months hashing out the best and worst of three complex financial management systems.  It was...

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How to Gather Requirements and the Documentation to Help You Do It

Posted by on Oct 2, 2009 in business analysis, technical writing | 1 comment

Tweet Requirements gathering can be tedious and frustrating, but if done successfully, you can ensure that the solution or product that you are building is a success.  Here is a video I created about the things I am learning while assisting a company gather requirements for a proposed system that they are going to build that will replace a system compiled of legacy systems (made out of Access..eeeek) and spreadsheets.     ...

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